PITTSBURGH—Rookie John Ludvig scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and added an assist Thursday night as the Pittsburgh Penguins downed the visiting San Jose Sharks 6–3 at PPG Paints Arena.
Noel Acciari, Jeff Carter, Evgeni Malkin, Rickard Rakell, and Bryan Rust also scored, and Drew O'Connor and Pierre-Olivier Joseph each had two assists for the Penguins, who had gone 0–3–1 in their previous four games. Pittsburgh goaltender Tristan Jarry made 30 saves.
